Avalanche bulletin - Eastfjords

  • Fri Apr 26

    Moderate danger
  • Sat Apr 27

    Moderate danger
  • Sun Apr 28

    Moderate danger

Last weekend was warm and a few avalanches were seen in the area. A skier triggered a small avalanche in Oddsskarð on Sunday. Small avalanches could continue to occur in the next few days. A lot of snow is still in the mountains and inland, and layers could still be present.

The avalanche bulletin is at a regional scale. It does not necessarily represent avalanche danger in urban areas.

Avalanche problems in the area

Snow layers and snow cover

A lot of snow is still in the mountains but some snow has melted in recent days. Quite a few avalanches occurred in the area during the thaw. One small avalanches was triggered by a skier in Oddsskarð on Sunday. The snowpack is expected to become stronger in the freeze-thaw cycles, but some sluffs could occur. New wind slabs could form on southerly aspects over the weekend.

Recent avalanches

Avalanches occurred in many places in the thaw last weekend.

Weather forecast

Northerly winds in the next few days and looks like snowfall on Saturday. Falling temperature on Thursday.

Forecast made: 25 Apr 17:41 GMT. Valid until: 26 Apr 19:00 GMT.

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About the bulletin

IMO issues an avalanche bulletin Monday, Wedenesday and Friday at 16:00 GMT for three selected areas.

Safe backcountry travel requires training and experience. You control your own risk by choosing where, when and how you travel.

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